Clarifying conditions for teacher licensure and employment; requiring the board of teaching to adopt rules to license applicants licensed in other states and teachers with alternative preparation and specifying rule requirements; placing licensure via portfolio under the board of teaching; providing for teacher licensure reciprocity with other states; allowing teaching experience as qualification for teacher preparation for out-of-state applicants; allowing out-of-state applicants to be licensed by qualifying scores on certain examinations; allowing nonprofit corporations to participate in the alternative teacher preparation program; defining nontraditional means
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